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This fall, Sangmyung University in Seoul, South Korea will begin teaching a course on PlayStation. Just check out the classroom. According to Inven, Ruliweb, and GameFocus (via tipster Sang), the university teamed up with Sony for the course, whic...

I don't know about you guys, but whenever I think of Kentucky Fried Chicken, or "KFC" as it doggedly insists on being called, I immediately think of computer peripherals. What's that, you say? You're a normal human being and so you'd never make su...

Today, the Xbox One finally went on sale in Japan. The launch looked rather depressing. But maybe you saw that coming, right? Granted, these days, it's really hard to tell how hardware does. People can order stuff online, so there isn't the same e...

Japanese site Charapedia has published the results of their 10,000 user poll in which readers were asked to name the most promising anime series of fall 2014. Given the amount of returning favorites, newcomers had an uphill battle against series t...

On every month that has 31 days, if you go into a Baskin Robbins in Japan (where the chain is more commonly known simply as "Thirty-One"), you can get a 31-percent discount on double and triple scoop orders of ice cream.

Shonen Jump will be announcing that, as author Yoshihiro Togashi continues to battle back problems, Hunter x Hunter's hiatus has become indefinite. Previously, the break was extended at least through next week's issue 41, but its absence from issu...

It was officially confirmed yesterday on September 3 that the latest 75th volume of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga, which is just released in Japan today, has 4 million copies for its first print run. The super popular series reached the 4 million...

For the first time in the history of the Persona series, the protagonists from Persona 3 and Persona 4 will unite to conquer a labyrinth together with their friends. In their first English localized character trailers for Persona Q: Shadow of the ...

'Akatsuki no Yona' Anime Premiere Set, First Episode Images Debut Posted by Chris Beveridge September 4, 2014 at 08:31 PM Akatsuki no Yona The anime adaptation of Mizuho Kusanagi's manga Akatsuki no Yona, or Yona of the Dawn, has been set for an O...

Actress resumes career in Japan after retiring from Kara in April The staff of the upcoming television series adaptation of Takeshi Okano and Sho Makura's Jigoku Sensei Nube manga announced on Thursday that former Kara idol Kang Jiyoung (Urakara, ...

Yes, there will be non-fighting Pokemon in Pokken Tournament. This is what Bandai Namco confirmed in an interview with Kotaku earlier. But that doesn't mean those Pokemon that seems fit for a fighting game are the only ones that can join.

Disgaea 5 has recently been announced by Nippon Ichi Software as an upcoming PlayStation 4 title that will focus on the theme of "revenge" for its story. 4Gamer shares more on the game, including a first look at some of the characters and battlefi...

Poor IA/VT Colorful, it just can't seem to make it to launch. The Marvelous AQL rhythm game from Senran Kagura's Kenichiro Takaki was originally set to launch on July 31 before a delay pushed it back to fall.

New hardware, old policy. Nintendo has confirmed that, contrary to earlier rumors, the new Nintendo 3DS as well as the new Nintendo 3DS XL hardware will still feature region locks, meaning that games released across Japan, Europe, and North Americ...

Impression If Bazett wasn't incredible enough last week, she's managed to deliver once again! It's amazing that she's owning everyone while barehanded – she has a Mystic Code with her, but it's not like she used it -or can use it- against Luvia, K...

Mind Zero, Acquire's Vita dungeon-crawler, is coming to PC. Aksys are bringing the game to Steam via the Greenlight program. The Steam version of the game will support dual audio and you can vote for it on Greenlight on this page.

'Terra Formars' Anime Adds More Casting Announcements Posted by Chris Beveridge September 4, 2014 at 05:26 PM Terra Formars The anime adaptation of Terra Formars continues to tease out small bits of information here and there, which now includes a...

'The Count of Monte Cristo' Novel Gets Another Manga Adaptation Posted by Chris Beveridge September 4, 2014 at 11:02 AM While anime fans are pretty familiar with the anime adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo that was done with Gankutsuou back ...

As a bonus for the Americas, the first print run of Tears to Tiara II: Heir of the Overlord will include a copy of Tears to Tiara II Visual Works, a 31 page art book with drawings from Naru Furudera. Here's a sample of Tears to Tiara II Visual Wor...

After DreamWorks brought on Ruper Sanders to direct and advance a live action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell that has been kicking around in Hollywood for several years, things are once again taking a potential step forward.

Square Enix compiled a number of KH games into HD 2. 5 Remix. Yes, they are high-def upgrades that are certainly worth looking into. Kingdom Hearts HD 2. 5 Remix is coming out in Japan on October 2. North America and Europe will get it in December.

People were abuzz when Nintendo announced that they will be releasing newer versions of their 3DS and 3DS LL portable consoles which are called, well… the New 3Ds and New 3DS LL. During a broadcast of Capcom's wen show, Capcom TV, the gaming giant...

GGO's best sniper, Sinon, from the hit anime series, Sword Art Online, gets super deformed by Good Smile Company as its latest Nendoroid and they finally open pre-orders for this pint-sized sharpshooter which has made fans quite excited over the l...

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